History Trivia / WelcomeToTheTable

* ActingForTwo: Ben portrays ''most'' of the states and organizations, though sometimes other Youtubers and comedians will pop in as guest stars, such as Drew Lynch as the CDC.

* WrittenInInfirmity: Mississippi was nicknamed "'Sippi" by Drew Lynch in his guest appearances to accommodate his stutter, which has since been picked up by Ben in later episodes.

** Ben split DC into "Gov" and "Washington, DC" due to the District has its own local culture and politics separate from its role as seat of the federal government. Namely, in the Maryland-centric episode, several viewers pointed out in the comments that DC should be more personally familiar with Maryland's quirks instead of his usual reactions.

** Ben split DC into "Gov" and "Washington, DC" once it became clear that the District has its own local culture and politics separate from its role as seat of the federal government. Namely, in the Maryland-centric episode, several viewers pointed out in the comments that DC should be more personally familiar with Maryland's quirks instead of his usual reactions.

** Ben split DC into "Gov" and "Washington, DC" once it became clear that the District has its own local culture and politics separate from its role as seat of the federal government. Namely, in the Maryland-centric episode, several viewers pointed out in the comments that DC should be much more familiar with Maryland's quirks instead of his usual reactions.

* ShownTheirWork: Ben clearly knows his geography, history, and politics.

* CreatorsPet: Ben has admitted that, other than Florida, his favorite state to portray is Louisiana.

** Ben split DC into "Gov" and "Washington, DC" once it became clear that the District has its own local culture and politics separate from its role as seat of the federal government. Namely, in the Maryland-centric episode, several viewers pointed out in the comments that DC should be more intimately familiar with Maryland's quirks instead of his usual reactions.

** Ben split DC into "Gov" and "Washington, DC" once it became clear that the District has its own local culture and politics separate from its role as seat of the federal government. Namely, in the Maryland-centric episode, several viewers pointed out in the comments that DC should be more familiar with Maryland's quirks instead of his usual incredulous reactions.

* WrittenInInfirmity: Mississippi was nicknamed "'Sippi" by Drew Lynch to accommodate his stutter, which has since been picked up by Ben in later episodes.

* ShownTheirWork: Ben clearly knows his geography, history, and politics.

** Ben split DC into "Gov" and "Washington, DC" once it became clear that the District has its own local culture and politics separate from its role as seat of the federal government. Namely, in the Maryland-centric episode, several viewers pointed out in the comments that DC should be well familiar with Maryland's quirks instead of his usual incredulous reactions.

** Ben split DC into "Gov" and "Washington, DC" once it became clear that the District has its own local culture and politics separate from its role as seat of the federal government. Namely, in the Maryland-centric episode, several viewers pointed out in the comments that DC should be well familiar with Maryland's quirks instead of his usual incredulous attitude.

** Ben split DC into "Gov" and "Washington, DC" once it became clear that the District has its own local culture and politics separate from its role as seat of the federal government. Namely, in the Maryland-centric episode, several viewers pointed out in the comments that DC should be well familiar with Maryland's quirks as opposed to his usual incredulous attitude.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Ben is open to viewer feedback on how to portray the states, especially the ones he personally knows little about. For instance, Utah went from "Elder Utah," an [[ShallowParody uptight Mormon missionary]], to being a lot more laid back while still religious. He eventually stops wearing his missionary uniform in favor of a "Utah Rocks" t-shirt, [[ExactWords showing off the state's rock formations]].

* ActorSharedBackground: Ben is from Florida, hence why that state is the "main" character. Also, whenever the US Military appears, Ben will wear his actual uniform since he's in the National Guard.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Ben is open to viewer feedback on how to portray the states, especially the ones he personally knows little about. For instance, Utah went from "Elder Utah," an [[ShallowParody uptight Mormon missionary]], to being a lot more laid back while still religious. He eventually stops wearing his missionary uniform in favor of a "Utah Rocks" t-shirt, [[LiteralMinded showing off the state's rock formations]].

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Ben is open to viewer feedback on how to portray the states, especially the ones he personally knows little about. For instance, Utah went from "Elder Utah," an [[ShallowParody uptight Mormon missionary]], to being a lot more laid back while still religious. He eventually stops wearing his missionary uniform in favor of a t-shirt showing off the state's rock formations.

* ActorSharedBackground: As mentioned above, Ben is from Florida, hence why that state is the "main" character. Also, whenever the US Military appears, Ben will wear his actual uniform since he's in the National Guard.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Ben is open to viewer feedback on how to portray the states, especially the ones he personally knows little about. For instance, Utah went from "Elder Utah," an [[ShallowParoy uptight Mormon missionary]], to being a lot more laid back while still religious. He eventually stops wearing his missionary uniform in favor of a t-shirt showing off the state's rock formations.